I was thrilled to stumble upon Phyllis Root's book Flip, Flap, Fly! at the library this week. This book is perfect for a parent/child dance class with children ages 1-4.
The story explores numerous pairings - of a baby animal and its mother (fish, snake, bird, otter, etc). Each spread shares a different animal, and how the two move together.
The text can easily lead to an improvisational warm up or dance.
"Wiggle!" hisses baby snake.
"Wiggle with a squiggle!"
So the mama helps the baby snake
ziggle zaggle wiggle
Have fun dancing together in a variety of ways. Let's flip, flap, fly.....let's splish, splash, swim.
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